Israeli company wins bid to help secure US border
Elbit Systems has been awarded a $26 million contract to install a multi-sensor system to monitor the U.S.-Mexico border.
June 27, 2019Israeli Innovation & Technology
Israel shows off hi-tech solutions at Agritech conference
Hundreds of company and state representatives from around the world came to hear about revolutionary Israeli products for the food industry.
June 26, 2019
Israeli drone innovations on display at Paris Air Show
Israeli drones have revolutionized security and modern day battlefields.
June 23, 2019
Google, Facebook, Amazon grabbing Israeli high-tech workers, offering to double salaries
In Forbes interview, Venture capitalist Mark Tluszcz said Silicon Valley giants’ habit of poaching local startup employees has become a problem.
June 15, 2019
India adds SPICE with new Israeli smart bomb
The system is used by the Israel Air Force, where it is nicknamed 'steel hailstones.'
June 12, 2019
Israeli startup unveils design for flying electric car
Called Asaka, Japanese for flying bird, NFT’s vehicle will be equipped with 14 propellers and collapsable wings extracted before takeoff.
June 10, 2019
WATCH: IDF arming itself with rifles to counter weaponized drones
Countering weaponized drones has taken on a new immediacy after footage was revealed of a Hamas drone dropping a bomb on an IDF tank near the Gaza border.
June 6, 2019
New Israeli combat-ready drone to be unveiled at Paris Air Show
'Designed for tactical missions on the battlefield, the T-Heron is expected to be used extensively by ground troops and coastal guards.'
June 5, 2019
Ford to open an innovation center in Israel
Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, is set to launch the new center during his planned visit to Israel in June.
May 29, 2019
Israel wraps up second-highest defense export year in past decade
The IDF’s close ties with defense industries make Israel into a cutting-edge laboratory for defense development.
May 21, 2019
WATCH: Israeli startup finds solution for urban trees
Israeli startup Frizweed has discovered a way to let trees grow safely on sidewalks with 'Treetube.'
May 21, 2019
Israel invents first flying-driving-crawling robot
Robot drone from Ben-Gurion U could be used for search and rescue, agriculture, maintenance, cleaning, filming, entertainment and security.
May 20, 2019
BREAKTHROUGH: Israelis take giant leap toward creating human embryos
An Israeli team recently discovered how to turn skin cells into stem cells, 'paving the way to create whole embryos.'
May 2, 2019
Israel’s Delek group closing in on $2 billion deal for Chevron’s North Sea oilfields
The acquisition would mark another step for Israeli company Delek towards its expected public listing.
April 29, 2019
WATCH: Israeli nano-satellites unlock future of space exploration
Researchers in Israel are building satellites smaller than shoe boxes that can transmit high-res photos and videos back to earth.
April 29, 2019
Poland looking to buy gas from Israel, end reliance on Russia
'We are looking at all those places to the south of Poland... So yes, we are interested in Israel,' the CEO of Polish company PGNiG told Reuters.
April 28, 2019
Why toymakers Kinder and LEGO are looking to Israel for ideas
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design Jerusalem partners with major toymakers to create new designs that could hit the market next year.
April 28, 2019
Tel Aviv culinary platform plates up emerging chefs
L28 fuses Israeli innovation and a vibrant culinary scene to create a unique and delicious new experience.
April 23, 2019
Israeli tech will keep runways safer at Beijing airport
Xsight Systems' RunWize foreign object debris detection solution chosen to enhance runway safety and capacity at China's main international airport.
April 21, 2019
Israeli hi-tech investments: $1.55 billion in first quarter of 2019
The sum represents a 28% increase compared to the first quarter of 2018.
April 18, 2019
NASA experiment may have survived Israeli spacecraft’s crash landing on moon
A ball-shaped device, smaller than a computer mouse, was located on the top side of the Israeli lander.
April 17, 2019
Israeli researchers discover new way to fight war on cancer
“Our technology is a new approach in the war on cancer, said Professor Rotem Karni.
April 16, 2019
Leaders of Israeli lunar mission to be honored on Independence Day
While the Genesis mission concluded with a crash landing on the lunar surface, SpaceIL's chairman vowed to make a second attempt.
April 15, 2019
WATCH: Israeli scientists create first-ever living heart ‘printed’ from human tissue
Scientists at Tel Aviv University have created a tiny, live heart in a revolutionary new 3D printing process that combines human tissue taken from a patient.
April 15, 2019
WATCH: Dramatic simulation depicts Israeli spacecraft’s mission to the moon
The engineering teams of SpaceIL and (Israel Aerospace Industries) IAI say that they have successfully performed the final maneuver necessary ahead of Thursday's historic landing of an Israeli spacecraft, Genesis, on the moon.
April 11, 2019
Israeli spacecraft Genesis sends remarkable photos of far side of the moon
Beresheet, (or "Genesis") is scheduled to land on the moon on April 11. By World Israel News Staff Genesis, Israel’s historic spacecraft, which entered lunar orbit on Thursday on its journey to the moon ...
April 7, 2019
Exposed: Anti-Israel hackers can kill Israeli patients with medical cyber-attacks
"Deliberately tampering with the scans could aid insurance fraud, ransomware, cyberterrorism or even murder," say the Ben Gurion University researchers.
April 4, 2019
Silicon shtetl: Orthodox Israeli startups are headed to New York
The startups will take part in Calcalist’s third annual Mind the Tech Conference, taking place in New York next week.
April 4, 2019
McDonald’s buys Israeli tech company for $300 million
Using new technology, McDonald’s restaurants can vary their electronic menus depending on factors such as the weather.
March 26, 2019
Smile! Israeli study shows happy coaches help teams win
Expressions of happiness directed at players before the game begins will increase the chances of leading at half-time, Israeli research shows.
March 18, 2019
Start-up Nation: Top 4 High-Tech Acquisitions in Israel
With Nvidia's acquisition of Israeli chipmaker Mellanox in the news this week, here's a look at other top high-tech acquisitions in Israeli history.
March 14, 2019
Israeli precision irrigation firm to deliver water to 60,000 rural Indian farmers
Netafim is bringing precision irrigation to over 100 villages in India, improving the livelihoods of tens of thousands of rural farmers.
March 12, 2019
NASA to test Israeli-made radiation vest in Orion’s first moon mission
The suit, adapted for female astronauts, is designed to protect vital body organs and tissues which are susceptible to radiation damage.
March 12, 2019
7 Israeli technologies invented for busy parents
Too busy to shout at the kids to come for dinner? Or to fold the laundry? Check out the Israeli technologies that can make your life easier.
March 11, 2019
US technology firm to buy Israeli chipmaker Mellanox for $6.9 billion
It is the biggest-ever acquisition by Nvidia as it pushes into the market for data center components.
March 11, 2019
WATCH: Israeli McDonald’s provides invisible ‘walking companion’ to visually impaired
McDonald’s Israel is the first restaurant chain in the world to offer full access to customers with orientation challenges through its sensor-and-app system.
March 10, 2019
Tel Aviv light strips save cell phone users from entering traffic
The LED strips embedded in the pavement light up to alert pedestrians caught up in their Candy Crush Saga game to when it is safe to cross.
March 10, 2019
Israeli startups join effort to produce lab-grown ‘clean meat’
Because it doesn’t come from a slaughtered animal, some rabbis have even said cultured meat could be consumed as a cheeseburger.
March 9, 2019
Selfie in space: Israeli spacecraft Genesis takes its first photo
The photo was taken during a slow spin before the Moon's gravitational force will take affect.
March 5, 2019
NASA adds Israeli spacecraft to map of solar system
NASA added the Israel Space Agency's Beresheet spacecraft, which is headed for the moon, to its 'Eyes on the Solar System' simulator.
February 28, 2019
Bulletproof backpacks: Israeli firm’s answer to school shootings
Israeli company ArmorMe has developed a normal-looking backpack with not-so-normal capabilities. Profits will go to school safety advocates.
February 27, 2019
Israeli firm invents ‘Personal Sound Bubble’
The PSB uses a signal processing algorithm to allow a certain space, such as an office or the inside of a car, to be divided into individual sound bubbles.
February 26, 2019
Israel to conquer quarter of US market with generic EpiPen
After a several-year delay, Teva received U.S. approval for its EpiPen in August 2018.
February 24, 2019
Israeli firm develops futuristic snack based on NASA technology
A nutritional cube made from freeze-dried and pressed vegetables, fruits and grains, the new snack looks like something the Jetsons’ robotic maid could have whipped up.
February 24, 2019
Israeli lunar spacecraft successfully completes first maneuver towards the moon
'This is the first time Beresheet’s main engine was activated – the maneuver was completed successfully!'
February 24, 2019
WATCH: Launch successful – Israel blasts off to the moon
American Buzz Aldrin, who in 1969 was one of the first two people to walk on the moon, congratulated SpaceX.
February 22, 2019
Blastoff to the moon: Israel launches lunar spacecraft
The Jewish State would join the U.S., Russia, and China as the only countries to land a spacecraft on the moon.
February 21, 2019
WATCH: Israeli ‘machine learning’ threatens Amazon’s monopoly
More business and sales have been conducted online than ever before, but buyers have been missing the human element.
February 20, 2019
Israeli-made goggles give surgeons X-ray vision
The headset by Israel-based Augmedics projects X ray-like 3D visualization of the patient in real time, allowing surgeons to 'see' through the patient's skin, muscle tissue, and bone.
February 5, 2019
WATCH: Israelis attempt to explain Super Bowl in humorous video
What do Israelis know about the Super Bowl?
February 3, 2019
Not scarred for life: Israel’s new pediatric center gives children hope
Israeli doctors pioneered a cutting-edge laser surgery technique to dramatically decrease scarring in child burn victims.
January 31, 2019
North America loves easy-peeling Israeli mandarin oranges
Long shelf-life, virtually no seeds and an easily peeled rind lead to an expected 70% sales growth in US and Canada for Orri Jaffa mandarins.
January 28, 2019
New shark migration to Israel opens rare research window
Dozens of sharks have begun congregating off the coast of Hadera each winter. Israeli scientists are trying to find out why, and how to protect them.
January 24, 2019
Israeli scientists make plastic from microorganisms that feed on seaweed
New Israeli discovery overcomes need for fertile soil and fresh water in the creation of eco-friendly bioplastics by using saltwater seaweed.
January 16, 2019
Partnership with Mexico Shows Confidence in Israeli Innovation
Israeli and Mexican firms will fund joint R&D projects, including water management, desert agriculture, pharma and medical devices, electronics and communication. Israel and Mexico signed a cooperation a...
January 15, 2019
Invest in AI-based technology or lose the race, Israel’s chief scientist warns
'We must acknowledge the fact that the race for leadership in artificial intelligence-based technology has begun. The State of Israel must close the gap with other countries.'
January 14, 2019
Israeli scientist can inject ideas into your dreams
Israeli neuroscientist Moran Cerf’s astounding dream insights can help us change thinking, improve performance and be entertained during sleep.
January 14, 2019
Accuracy through algorithms: IDF launches ‘smart’ gun sight
The new device, named Dagger, was developed to help IDF troops hit moving targets precisely.
January 13, 2019
Israeli-led group buys endangered coral reef in Belize
This is My Earth has crowdfunded $30k – much of it from Israelis – toward the purchase and protection of a strategic parcel of the Turneffe Atoll.
January 13, 2019
Israeli drones to aid Brazilian agriculture after multi-million-dollar deal
In the first deal of its kind, Israel Aerospace Industries will provide drone systems and data analysis, while Brazil's Santos Lab will operate the drones.
January 12, 2019